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<br />COlllDlon merganser Mergus merganser <br />Red-breasted merganser M. Ser.rator <br />C01IDIlOn coot E'uZioa amerioana <br /> <br />Common gallinule Ga~ZinuZa <br />ch Zoropsus <br />**Mourning dove Z. I7t%OroUl'a <br /> <br />Nongame Birds <br /> <br />Nongame birds include all wild birds not classified as upland game <br />or migratory game birds (150 species). <br /> <br />Nongame birds that are not protected by either Federal or State lsws <br />that are found within the Nevsda drainage area of the Colorado River <br />include, but are not limited to, the following: <br /> <br />House sparrow Passer domestious <br /> <br />Starling Sturnus TJU~aris <br /> <br />Arizona state law provides protection for all wildlife species includ- <br />ing those listed, by requiring a license or permit to allow legal take. <br /> <br />List of ).f..,..,..ls <br /> <br />This list of mammals was divided into classifications used by the <br />Nevada Department of Wildlife. The various classifications and msjor <br />species included in each are as follows: <br /> <br />Game Animals <br /> <br />Big Game: Mule deer and bighorn sheep do occur within the Virgin <br />River Gorge <br /> <br />Small Game: Audubon cottontail Sy~lJiZagus auduboni <br />Nuttall cottontail S. nutta~~ii <br />Pygmy rabbit S. idahoensis <br /> <br />Furbearing Animals <br /> <br />Muskrat OndatZ'a aibathioa <br />Beaver Castor canadensis <br />River otter Lutra canadensis <br /> <br />Kit fox Vu~pes macZ'otis <br />Bobcat ~ rufus <br /> <br />if;..> <br /> <br />Nongame Animals <br /> <br />Nongame animal include all wild animals not classified as furbearing <br />or game animals (84 speCies). <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Nongame animals that are not protected by either Federal or State <br />laws that are found within the study area are the following: <br /> <br />Coyote Canis Zat1'ans <br />Black-tailed jackrabbit Lepus <br />caZifomious <br />Spotted skunk spiZoga~e g.raci~is <br /> <br />Long-tailed weasel MUste~a frenata <br />Striped skunk Mephitis mephitis <br />Short-tailed weasel M. erminea <br /> <br />J..:. <br /> <br />Arizona state law provides protection for all wildlife species, includ- <br />ing those listed, by requiring a license or permit to allow legal take. <br /> <br />* Species of importance to man due to their value <br />relative abundance in this portion of the study <br />** Dual classification as Upland Game Birds. <br /> <br />for sport hunting and <br />area. <br /> <br />C-4 <br /> <br />OU'''''l''' <br />J t ,J ) U <br />